Improvement in horse-pokes



GEORGE'WHITBECK, 0F PHELVPS., NEW YORK.

' Letters Patent No. 100,827,1latcll March 15,1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN HORSE-P OKES.

The Schedulereferred t'o in these Letters Patent and part of the saune I, GEORGE WnITBEok, of Phelps, in the county of Ontario,"aud State of New York, have invented -a cer# tain new and useful Improvement' in Horse-Pokes, of which the following is a speciiicatiou. l

My improvement relates to that class of horse and cattle-pokes in which alsharp-pointed instrument is employed for pricking the animal when making an attempt to'ieap over a fence.

The improvement consists inthe construction and arrangement of the device substantially as hereinafter described. i K

In the drawings-fy Figure'l isa perspective view of my improved poke;

Figure 2, a sectional view of the same, with 'the spring-bearing elevated and the spear Withdrawn into themortise in the end of thepoke;

Figure 3, a similar view, with thespring-bearing depressed and thespear forcedy part way out, as in `the act of prickingthe animal; and

Figure 4, a perspective view of the spear detached. A indicates the yoke 'which rest-s over theanimals neck, and A B is the poke or stale-which is pivoted or jointed to the yoke at c.

. In the upper end of the 'stale B is formed a niortiseV or socket, 11, which receivesthe spear or prick D.

JI make the spear D substantially of the form shown in iig. 4, and with the outer end provided with sharp points or teeth c c.

To the stale B,4near its upper end, I secure a springbearing, F, with its free end bent down in the inclined positionshowmso as to project through the end of the stale, the inclined portion l resting obliqnely through the elongated slot a-of'` the spear D.

perceived that the spear D is thrown out against the .animals breast.

The stem or shank f of the spear D is provided with a spiral spring, g,- which rests against the pins i li, and serves to draw the spear back into the socket b, when forced out by the action ofthe obliquely-proj'ecting portion d of the spring F. i

I am aware that pokes for horses and cattle have before `been patented, in which pricks or spurs have been employed for priking the animal when attempting to leap over a fence, and such, broadly, I doA not claim; but i What I claim as my invention is-vlhe construction and arrangement of thel device, consisting of the spear D, resting .iu the socket or mortise b, and provided vyith the slot a, and spiral `spring g, in p combination with the yoke A, stale B,

and the spring F, provided with the inclined or ob- 'liquelyprojecting portion al, operating substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. GEO. WHITBEOK.

Witnesses: J. A. Davis,

FRED. A. HATCH. 

